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Thu 24 Sep 2015

Young suicide bomber weeps before final mission

Young suicide bomber weeps before final mission

A YOUNG jihadist suicide bomber was filmed weeping before being sent to his death in Syria. *WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES*

Fifth design added to New Zealand's flag shortlist

Fifth design added to New Zealand's flag shortlist

THE "underdog" of Red Peak has emerged at the eleventh hour in the race to become New Zealand's next flag.

Wed 23 Sep 2015

Taxi driver preyed on vulnerable teenager

Taxi driver preyed on vulnerable teenager

A TAXI driver tasked with driving special needs students to and from school has been jailed after repeatedly indecently assaulting a vulnerable young woman.

Woman dies after falling down lift shaft at party in Istanbul

Woman dies after falling down lift shaft at party in...

A WOMAN on holiday has died after reportedly falling when a makeshift bridge collapsed at an Istanbul hotel during a dance party.

Mon 21 Sep 2015

Zookeeper killed by tiger a mother of two

Zookeeper killed by tiger a mother of two

THE zoo keeper who was fatally attacked by a tiger at Hamilton Zoo yesterday was a mother of two who loved her family, colleagues and job.

Sat 19 Sep 2015

Syria crisis weighs heaviest on the littlest

Syria crisis weighs heaviest on the littlest

MOHAMMED is 18 months old and full of beans. I'm meeting his parents who have recently crossed the border into Turkey.

Fri 18 Sep 2015

Teen loses stomach after drinking liquid nitrogen cocktail

Teen loses stomach after drinking liquid nitrogen cocktail

A WINE bar in the UK has been fined $244,600 after an 18-year-old girl had to have her stomach removed after drinking a free liquid nitrogen cocktail.

Thu 17 Sep 2015

Tsunami warning after powerful earthquake hits Chile

Tsunami warning after powerful earthquake hits Chile

AN 8.3-MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck off the central coast of Chile, causing buildings to sway in the capital Santiago and triggering a tsunami warning.

Comedian admits lying about escaping 9/11 attack

Comedian admits lying about escaping 9/11 attack

US COMEDIAN and actor Steve Rannazzisi has admitted lying about working in New York's World Trade Centre when terrorists attacked on September 11, 2001.

Deadly explosion: Blast victim was meant to be home sick

Deadly explosion: Blast victim was meant to be home sick

A 24-YEAR-OLD killed in an explosion on Tuesday was meant to be home sick when the 100,000-litre tank he was welding detonated.

Wed 16 Sep 2015

Student tells of being caught in US college shooting

Student tells of being caught in US college shooting

A STUDENT was in a classroom with a door barricaded closed while a history professor was shot dead at the university she attends in the United States.

'Crime of passion': Man spills 12,000L of beer on the floor

'Crime of passion': Man spills 12,000L of beer on the floor

A NEW Zealand man's act of spilling more than 12,000 litres of beer at the brewery he worked at was a "crime of passion".

Tue 15 Sep 2015

Mum posts powerful message with photo of dead husband

Mum posts powerful message with photo of dead husband

A MOTHER has posted a photo of herself and her children smiling beside her husband's open coffin in an effort to warn people about the danger of addiction.

Sat 12 Sep 2015

Report from the border: anxiety as refugees face unknown

Report from the border: anxiety as refugees face unknown

JUST a few kilometres from the Serbian-Hungarian border, a large group of refugees has gathered beneath a small copse of trees.

Unit sent top-secret files to criminals being investigated

Unit sent top-secret files to criminals being investigated

TOP-SECRET police intelligence documents were accidentally sent by elite organised crime-fighting agency to the criminals they were investigating.

Fri 11 Sep 2015

Brutal brawl among school girls caught on camera

Brutal brawl among school girls caught on camera

A VIDEO capturing a brutal brawl between a group of South Auckland school girls has gone viral.

Thu 10 Sep 2015

Oscar Pistorius appeal date set for November

Oscar Pistorius appeal date set for November

OSCAR Pistorious will have the appeal against his culpable homicide conviction heard in November.

Writer fires up social media with rant about migration

Writer fires up social media with rant about migration

A SOUTH African writer who lives in London has fired up the internet with an explosive rant on Facebook about migration.

Caitlyn Jenner talks about fatal car crash

Caitlyn Jenner talks about fatal car crash

CAITLYN Jenner has spoken about the fatal car accident she was involved in in February saying "worst case scenario" would be spending time in a men's facility.

Girl, 13, hospitalised after vicious cyber bullying

Girl, 13, hospitalised after vicious cyber bullying

A 13-YEAR-OLD Auckland girl has been hospitalised after an attempt to harm herself in what her family say was a reaction to vicious cyber bullying.

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